1. بالحزن هاجت للفتى أحزانه

    وجفت لذيذ رقادها أجفانه

    With sorrow, the young man's sorrows were stirred.

    And his eyelids forsook their sweet slumber.

  2. يا جارة الحي الذين ترحلوا

    سحرا فأوحش ربعهم غزلانه

    O neighbor of the clan who departed

    Before dawn, leaving their dwelling bereft of its gazelles.

  3. تعلمين لداء قلبي أسيا

    فاليوم حين ترحلوا بحرانه

    Do you know a healer for my heart's ailment?

    For today, when they departed, is its moment of crisis.

  4. كتم الهوى فوق العذول ولومه

    حتى أضر بجسمه كتمانه

    He hid his love beyond the reproacher and his blame,

    Until his concealment harmed his body.